ARC (Arts Review & Commentary)
The podcast is a literate and passionate look at how popular entertainment affects our lives, with a focus on television and movies.
Episodes
82 episodes
ARC 66: A Conversation with Gary Sullivan about older movies and their legacy
On this episode of ARC, I chat with my good friend Gary Sullivan about our time together in local community theatre, and how working from home during the pandemic allowed us to watch stuff that we'd never seen. For Gary, it was old B-movies. Ga...
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ARC: Eleventh Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 3: Our Oscar Picks!
On the third part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I pick who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the 96th Oscars.
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ARC: Eleventh Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 2: What We Hated in 2023
On the second part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I go over what we didn't like in 2023. Apologies to fans of "Saltburn," but I was not impressed.
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ARC: Eleventh Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 1: What We Loved in 2023
On the first part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I go over our favorite movies of 2023. Part 2 will be our least favorite, and Part 3 will be our picks in all of the categories.
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ARC 65: How "Dune" Shaped my Love of Science Fiction
Originally recorded two years ago, this episode discusses how Frank Herbert's "Dune" and its subsequent sequels, prequels, and adaptations have shaped my love of science fiction, and how the franchise has helped inform my judgments on adapting ...
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ARC: Tenth Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 2: Our Oscar Picks!
On the second part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I pick all who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the 95th Academy Awards. (NOTE: Apologies for the less-than-stellar audio quality; I was u...
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ARC: Tenth Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 1: Our 2022 Year in Review!
On the first part of our annual Oscar picks show, Jordan and I go over our favorite and least-favorite movies of 2022, our future Oscar hopefuls, and that infamous slap.
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ARC: Ninth Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 2: Our Oscar Picks!
This is the ninth (!) time that my good friend Jordan Rose and I have done this, and we had so much to talk about this year, that I had to split this episode into two parts! In this second part, we make our Oscar picks for all...
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ARC: Ninth Annual ARCademy Awards Show, Part 1: Our 2021 Year in Review!
This is the ninth (!) time that my good friend Jordan Rose and I have done this, and we had so much to talk about this year, that I had to split this episode into two parts! In this first part, before we make our Oscar picks, we go over the mov...
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ARC 64: How Values Determine What I Like and Don't Like
In this episode, I break down how my core values influence what I like and what I don't like.Help support the show by becoming a Patron by visiting www.patreon.com/arcreviewsRead my past movie reviews at letterboxd.com/arcreviews/
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ARC 63: Looking Back on 8 Years of ARC
In this (almost totally) unscripted episode, I speak from the heart about what I've watched and learned over the 8 years I've done this podcast.
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ARC 62: Video Games, Part 3: Adapting Video Games to Movies
In this third part of a three-part series on video games, Jenn, Neal, Adam, and I discuss what's needed to adapt a video game to a good movie or tv show. Also, we discuss our most emotional moments while playing a video game.
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ARC 61: Video Games, Part 2: What Makes a Good Game?
In this second part of a three-part series on video games, Jenn, Neal, Adam, and I go over what makes a good video game, and how context plays a key role in what makes acts of violence in video games acceptable or not.
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ARC 60: Video Games, Part 1: Our Stories
In this first part of a three-part episode on video games, my friends Jenn, Neal, and I chat with Adam Sharrock of The Gaming Marathon about how video games have impacted our lives.
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ARC 59: My Top 23 MCU Movies (so far!)
In this appropriately-lengthy episode, I rank the 23 movies of Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga from my least favorite to my most favorite. Let me know your thoughts on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @arcreviews!
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ARC 58: A Conversation with Elizabeth Dennehy
Listen as I chat with tv, film, and theatre actor Elizabeth Dennehy about Star Trek, Shelby, Shakespeare and the stage!
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ARC 57: Cinema's Most Impactful Phenomena from 2010-2019
This isn't your usual retrospective! Here, Jordan Rose of
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ARC 56: POTUS 3: Stories by the Presidents
In this third of a three-part series on art and the Presidents of the United States, I go how fictional U.S. Presidents have shaped our perception of what makes a good or bad President. Part 1 was about art dedicated to real U.S. Presidents, an...
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ARC 55: POTUS 2: Stories about Fictional American Presidents
ARC 55: POTUS 2: Stories about Fictional American Presidents In this second of a three-part series on art and the Presidents of the United States, I go how fictional U.S. Presidents have shaped our perception of ...
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ARC 54: Disappointment and the Movies of 2018
As we say goodbye to 2018, I take a look back at some of the disappointing entries of 2018 in film. I also give the ratings of all the new releases I saw this calendar year.
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ARC 53: POTUS 1: Fictional stories about Real American Presidents
In this first of a three-part series on art and the Presidents of the United States, I go over the all types of art created about real U.S. Presidents. Part 2 will be about fictional U.S. Presidents, and Part 3 will be about how the men thems...
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